Plaza London Hotel — Hotel in London

Stayed here for three nights for a music festival in Victoria Park. The fact that, upon check-in, they refused to offer more than one key card (there were four of us) should have been our first warning. They clearly saw the festival as an opportunity to increase their rates (not terribly uncommon), but to also extract money in other ways. We were told the continental breakfast (advertised as free) was actually £5 and that coffee was free only after 10am. No thank you on both accounts. Oh, and our "private" bath was down the hall, closer to another guest room, and had no way of preventing other hotel guests from using it. The toilet right next to it had entirely broken locks. We weren't expecting much at all from the room, but it turned out to be filthy with torn towels (only three for the four of us), and sheets that had mysterious brown stains. Our delightful rental flat in Pimlico the following nights was almost the exact same price (well over £125/night), which made the basement room in this hotel, and the price paid, a bitter pill to swallow. In the interest of balance: It's not a bad walk from the Bethnal Green tube station. The air conditioning worked, even though it was extremely loud and kept some of us up. The location was convenient to Regents Canal, Mile End Park, and Victoria Park, so it served its purpose well...

This is a totally honest review of our recent 3 night stay at this hotel. Good points are it is in a good central location and the tube station is a short walk. Loads of take aways cafes and shops etc. We didn't encounter any issues with the locals and most people were really friendly despite the area looking a little rough in parts. The staff at the hotel are friendly and accommodating. The bad points; the room was far too small to be a double room,we could barely move and could only unpack limited items. The room looked really clean on first inspection until we dropped some money and had to put our hand under the bed,it had left over items from previous guests. One light bulb was broken so limited lighting. The bed was uncomfortable and headboard broken. We had to ask for a clean towel on day 2 as this had not been replaced..towels should be standard on a daily basis. Only a kettle in the room so no tea,coffee facilities and no cups. You can use the kitchen downstairs but this is shared so no privacy in doing so. We had a great time in London however and found the location a covenant one. Would not stay again,probably ideal for a single person who just wants to put their head down for a...

Do not stay in this hotel. Even given that this is a budget hotel, the standards were sub par. The place was dirty and run down, with stains on walls and broken things all over the place. We were in a family room for 5 people. It was in the basement with no natural light and the stairs leading down were steep and narrow. The bathroom was outside of the room - luckily no one else was staying in the other basement room, so we had it to ourselves, but still not ideal to have to leave the room for the bathroom and potentially share. They also only left half a toilet roll, with no spares. There was junk in the hallway outside our room: broken furniture, etc.

In the room itself, they had crammed in 3 double beds, in a room I would consider 2-3 person occupancy,  not 5-6. Not even enough room for a bedside table in between 2 beds. It was dark and dingy and not very clean. They room door also set off an alarm for 10 seconds every time you opened it (which when you have to exit to go to the bathroom, it woke everyone up in the night with the sound and the light from the hallway).

It might be a good location for Bethnal Green, but I would prefer to have to travel back out of the city than...